The following is a collection of queries I've compiled to assist in understanding inconsistencies in the discovered topology. You will obviously need to replace the variables below such as $DOMAIN / $USERNAME / $PASSWORD with the correct values It should...

In an effort to automatically export the NCIM topology to a Discovery Library book, we created the stitcher below. The goal is to have the discovery library book automatically created at the end of the network discovery, thereby "publishing" any...

I've published a new whitepaper titled Integrating Networking with Business Service Management . This paper is a brief guide to using the new facilities in IBM® Tivoli® Tivoli Network Manager IP Edition​ (ITNM IP) to more closely integrate networking aspects...

In ITNM 3.9 FP3 release, one of the enhancement included is to support LLDP layer two discovery (remote neighbor information) for devices with Extended LLDP mib. This enhancement work involves two agents: – ...

IBM Tivoli Network Manager V3.9 fix pack 3 includes some preinstallation steps which must be followed in order to take advantage of improvements to database scaling and performance. ITNM V3.9 fix pack 3 download information At the bottom of the fix pack 3...

As stated in the introduction of Alcatel5620SamSoapFindToFile collector ( click here ), this collector uses new findToFile method, which uses FTP service for SAM 5620 discovery. This article will explain on troubleshooting the FTP service while running...

In ITNM 3.9 FP3, a new Alcatel5620SamSoapFindToFile collector is introduced for Alcatel SAM 5620 discovery. The collector will request SAM 5620 object's data by sending SOAP request to SAM 5620. The SAM 5620 then will dump the requested data into xml files...